Cardinal Peter Turkson is also scheduled to appear at this Conference. We are therefore respectfully asking you to inform His Eminence of the problematic nature of the Conference, considering the dissenting positions held by its participants. We would hope that a Cardinal of the Church and representative of His Holiness would avoid an occasion of scandal which would be caused by his appearance and participation.

But it is very likely that many, if not even most, of the individuals at this Conference are advocating positions not only against our Holy Father’s vision of Vatican II, but also other positions which are seriously contrary to Catholic teaching. After a brief perusal of the speakers and panelists of this upcoming Conference, we wish to bring to your attention the problematic positions of many of its participants:

Gregory Baum – ex-priest who married a former nun then proceeded to “divorce” her; dissenter from Humanae Vitae and supporter of the infamous Winnipeg Statement; supporter of same-sex “marriage”.

Bishop Remi De Roo - certified Enneagram teacher; associated with dissident groups International Federation of Married Catholic Priests and Call to Action.

Both Baum and +De Roo are advocates of the hermeneutics of rupture:

 the continued implementation of the Council is being undermined by Conservative Catholics, aided by the Vatican, [Baum] said. A conservative movement, sponsored by the Vatican itself, remains attached to the old paradigm, overlooks the bold texts of the conciliar documents and tries to restore the Catholicism of yesterday, he claimed. Vatican II may suffer neglect for a certain time, but as an ecumenical council it cannot be invalidated. He says that as pope, Benedict XVI has been inconsistent, emphasizing proclamation at certain points and dialogue at others. While the late Pope John Paul II focused on dialogue in dealing with other religions, said Baum, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger emphasized proclamation against relativism. Will the Pope change his mind again? he asked. On this issue the magisterium is presently inconsistent. (Source)

According to the National Post, Gaillardetz called the Pope’s action to lift the excommunication of the SSPX bishops ”an abysmal decision”. Indicating that Pope Benedict does not have an appreciation for “the symbolic gesture” as John Paul II did, he stated, “[Benedict] doesn’t think about or consider … the larger consequences of his actions.” He said, further, “many of us in the Catholic Church have become accustomed to putting the best face on some politically ill-considered moves by the Vatican.”

Catherine Clifford - Clifford has complained that theologians labor under episcopal suspicion and asserted that theologians exhibit loyalty to the magisterium only insofar as the magisterium exhibits its own proper service to Gods word, a formula that allows theologians the final judgment as to what constitutes Gods word….Clifford and Gaillardetz defined the role of the theologian as that of preserving the priority of the lived faith of the Church over its doctrinal formulations, implying that the two are incompatible. But, having excluded both hierarchical authority and popular opinion, the two theologians seemed by default to leave the professionals as the people uniquely qualified to determine what is or is not lived faith. (Source)

Your Excellency, the Church is in crisis, in part, because our spiritual fathers in authority have not taken action against the dissent which has infiltrated the Church. The children of the Church have a right to be taught true doctrine and teaching in harmony with the Church’s magisterium and the Holy Father’s vision of the Church. We hope that you will agree with us that the time of laxity and permissiveness on the part of those in authority in the Church is now over, and it is high time that some correction and discipline be imposed on those who seek their own agendas and how to “be Church”. Otherwise, your Excellency – and we want to stress this point in particular - the principles of “Communion”, “fidelity”, and even ”scandal” become meaningless words that have no significance to anyone, neither to the dissenters nor to Faithful Catholics. It all becomes one rather large bowl of salad in the unfortunate cafeteria of relativistic religion.

For the past 40 years, your Excellency, the Faithful laity have seen the disastrous effects of what happens to the Church when those in authority eschew the Cross of Our Lord and instead seek the respect of the world, the unbalanced, the perverse, the clever, and the proud.

We, the undersigned, therefore lift our voices to the Church to ask for what is our right as Catholics to have a faithful witness to the Truth of the Gospel and loyalty to the Roman Pontiff. And we have a right, your Excellency, for those in authority (like yourself and Cardinal Turkson) to respect that right and do whatever is in their power to ensure that scandal is neither fostered nor tolerated. A message needs to be sent to correct those in error.

Now suppose one of your fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? - Luke 11:11

Let the answer to Jesus’ question to the long-suffering Faithful be a resounding ”no”, your Excellency…for a change.

Rest assured of our prayers for your ministry in serving the Holy Father here in Canada.

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Socon or Bust reader: Do you agree with the request and the sentiments expressed in this letter?

Note: GoPetition allows you to post your full name and address without it being displayed publicly. Just follow the instructions on the petition page to select the anonymous option, if you wish. The petition will be presented to the Nuncio at the most opportune time.

And, please, SPREAD THE WORD about this petition and let’s put the boot to the dissent. All Catholics are welcome to sign the petition. Consider this a symbol of resistance to the liberal pseudo-establisment in the Church. We can’t get along with these dissenters, and we’re sick of the status quo so now it’s time to “get it on” and fight and cleanse the Church of their filth. And if we have to ruffle feathers and shake things up in the Church, then so be it. Fight for Holy Mother Church and Our Lord and Saviour. A multitude of souls depend on it.

Likely so, but best to not simply ignore it, but rather for them to be dealt with in a proper manner. Part of what allowed the festering rot to occur was inaction on the part of those who do good. Also, correction of fraternal error may, in this case, not only save others from error which might lead to service of the Enemy, but also to saving the souls of those treading this misbegotten path now. In short, whether or not they are slowly dying out, action to correct can save souls, and must be done.

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